Daniel Urenda

By Daniel Urenda |Staff Writer|
CSUSB professor comments on James Comey’s dismissal by President Donald Trump—a controversial decision, despite the fact that the FBI director had been facing considerable criticism from both liberals and conservatives beforehand.
Comey’s dismissal happened via a letter written by Trump on Tuesday, May 9. According to the letter,
Comey’s dismissal was due to the Department of Justice’s judgment that he was not effectively leading the FBI.
According to a statement from the White House, Comey’s termination was due to recommendations from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
However, some believe that Comey may … [Read more...] about Fallout after Trump fires FBI director

By Daniel Urenda |Staff Writer|
Kids That Code is hosting a series of programs every Saturday this month as part of a four-week course designed to teach children how to write code and build circuits.
One of the ways the company does this is by using the popular game Minecraft, which allows children as young as 9 years old to learn the basics of programming and game design.
UH-38 was abuzz with the sounds of children’s laughter as the screen in front of the room was illuminated with fireworks they had created on their computers.
In the 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. session that took place May 6, Norco College student Aidan Lawrence stood at the front of the classroom guiding children as … [Read more...] about Kids That Code

By Daniel Urenda |Staff Writer|
San Bernardino County has recently reached the highest level of reported STD cases in country history. The majority of STD cases reported in 2016 have been from individuals 15 to 24 years old.
In response to this, officials in San Bernardino have formed a community STD task force in order to fight back against the rising rate of sexually transmitted diseases afflicting the county.
The task force will largely consist of doctors, school representatives, church groups and community members in general.
The first meeting of this newly formed task force took place on April 19, at San Bernardino Valley College.
Attending the meeting were several of … [Read more...] about STD Task Force formed in San Bernardino

By Daniel Urenda |Staff Writer|
Earlier this month, Republicans deployed the 'nuclear option' to push Neil Gorsuch through to the Supreme Court, leaving CSUSB students and faculty not entirely sure what this means for the future.
Gorsuch was confirmed on Friday, April 6, 2017 with a final vote of 54-45. On the following Monday morning, he was officially sworn in as the newest Supreme Court Justice.
With the need for 60 votes now gone, majority parties will no longer need to nominate judges that appeal to both sides.
Though this is seen by many as a controversial series of events, Republicans have cited the Democratic party’s usage of the ‘nuclear option’ in 2013 as a precedent … [Read more...] about Senate uses ‘nuclear option’